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Trade DK Metcalf for Tucker Kraft? Close to even, 26 to 20.

Close to even. On rest-of-season value DK Metcalf is 26 and Tucker Kraft is 20, a 6 point edge to Metcalf that sits inside the 8 points these values cannot separate. Take the one your lineup is short of. Metcalf rates 11.8 market points a game with 10 games left, Kraft 11.4 with 10. On usage, Metcalf has drawn 24 percent of PIT targets; Kraft has drawn 17 percent of GB targets. Metcalf is at NO in Week 7 (16th most points allowed to WRs); Kraft is at DET in Week 7 (most points allowed to TEs). Neither carries an injury designation this week.

The verdict, Week 7

Close to even.

DK Metcalf 2620 Tucker Kraft

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DK Metcalf

WR22PIT

26

value, #50

Pts/game
11.8
Games left
10
Bye
9
DK Metcalf weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
11.810.312.511.113.1

Tucker Kraft

TE8GB

20

value, #58

Pts/game
11.4
Games left
10
Bye
11
Tucker Kraft weekly market-based points
Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7
10.69.711.611.411.7

Where the values come from

Metcalf is the 22nd receiver on the chart and 50th overall. His 11.8 a game is 2.6 above the replacement receiver's 9.2, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 9, which is how he comes to 26.

Kraft is the 8th tight end on the chart and 58th overall. His 11.4 a game is 2.0 above the replacement tight end's 9.4, over 10 games left with his bye in Week 11, which is how he comes to 20.

The weekly projections

Parlae's market-based projections had DK Metcalf at 11.8 in Week 3, 10.3 in Week 4, 12.5 in Week 5, 11.1 in Week 6 and 13.1 in Week 7, a median of 11.8 points a game, up 1.3 from his first frozen week to his latest.

Parlae's market-based projections had Tucker Kraft at 10.6 in Week 3, 9.7 in Week 4, 11.6 in Week 5, 11.4 in Week 6 and 11.7 in Week 7, a median of 11.4 points a game, up 1.1 from his first frozen week to his latest.

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Points so far against the price

DK Metcalf has scored 68.9 PPR points in 6 games, 11.5 a game, level with the 11.8 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished WR26 with 187.2 PPR points in 15 games, 12.5 a game.

Week 1 vs ATL: 8.0 points (WR50 that week), 4 of 10 targets for 40 yards, 96 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NE: 6.7 points (WR58 that week), 4 of 9 targets for 27 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs CIN: 12.1 points (WR35 that week), 3 of 5 targets for 31 yards, 1 touchdown, 95 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs CLE: 16.5 points (WR16 that week), 5 of 9 targets for 115 yards, 97 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs IND: 5.3 points (WR60 that week), 11 rushing yards on 1 carry, 3 of 4 targets for 12 yards, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs TB: 20.3 points (WR9 that week), 11 of 15 targets for 93 yards, 95 percent of snaps.

Tucker Kraft has scored 56.4 PPR points in 6 games, 9.4 a game, 2.0 a game less than the 11.4 he is projected for from here.

Last season he finished TE24 with 117.2 PPR points in 8 games, 14.7 a game.

Week 1 vs MIN: 9.5 points (TE18 that week), 3 of 6 targets for 65 yards, 66 percent of snaps.

Week 2 vs NYJ: 3.5 points (TE32 that week), 2 of 3 targets for 15 yards, 98 percent of snaps.

Week 3 vs ATL: 6.6 points (TE29 that week), 4 of 8 targets for 26 yards, 76 percent of snaps.

Week 4 vs TB: 16.5 points (TE5 that week), 3 rushing yards on 1 carry, 6 of 7 targets for 42 yards, 1 touchdown, 92 percent of snaps.

Week 5 vs CHI: 11.6 points (TE12 that week), 2 rushing yards on 1 carry, 5 of 5 targets for 64 yards, 77 percent of snaps.

Week 6 vs DAL: 8.7 points (TE20 that week), 5 of 8 targets for 37 yards, 77 percent of snaps.

Usage a game this season

Through Week 6, DK Metcalf has averaged 8.7 targets and 5.0 catches for 53 yards a game on 95 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 3 times inside the 20, 8 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against TB he had 15 targets on 95 percent of the snaps.

Through Week 6, Tucker Kraft has averaged 6.2 targets and 4.2 catches for 42 yards a game on 80 percent of the snaps.

He has been targeted or handed the ball 7 times inside the 20, 11 percent of his team's chances there, and has scored 1 touchdown in 6 games.

In Week 6 against DAL he had 8 targets on 77 percent of the snaps.

Schedule and next matchup

A trade made now buys Week 7 through Week 17. DK Metcalf has 10 games in it with his bye in Week 9; Tucker Kraft has 10 games with his bye in Week 11.

NO, Metcalf's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 31.8 PPR points a game to WRs this season over 6 games, the 16th most to WRs of 32.

DET, Kraft's Week 7 opponent, has allowed 31.9 PPR points a game to TEs this season over 5 games, the most to TEs of 32.

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Common questions

  • Should I trade DK Metcalf for Tucker Kraft?

    It is close to even: DK Metcalf is 26 and Tucker Kraft is 20 on rest-of-season value, inside the 8 points the values cannot separate. Take the one who starts for you.

  • Who has more rest-of-season value, DK Metcalf or Tucker Kraft?

    DK Metcalf, 26 to 20. He rates 11.8 market points a game over 10 games left, against 11.4 over 10 for Tucker Kraft, each measured above a replacement starter at his own position.

  • How are these trade values calculated?

    Each player's points per game is the median of the market-based PPR points we froze before each week's first kickoff, Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. A replacement starter's rate is subtracted and the rest is multiplied by his games from Week 7 to Week 17, bye taken out. No expert opinion is involved.

By the Parlae deskValues updated Oct 22, 2026 at 2:11 AM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number